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Guild Wars 2 - Heart of Thorns |OT| Welcome to the Jungle...
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Scratch what I said before. I use Crusader, not Cavalier. High Power/Toughness and Low Ferocity/Healing Power. If I wasn't so attached to Blood Magic, the build would have come out as Crusader with Death Magic. But the whole reason I grew to like Neco back in 2012 was the possibilities of a Vampire spec. Oh well. I'll find something else to gear Crusader for, probably Revenant.
Freeman76
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Its probably not a 'treat', glider skins are probably very popular on the gem store since its the most reliable way to get them, and this means they can appeal to the whole userbase and not just the ones with HoT.
appletoasty
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You can't glide unless you have HoT.
For those that want to read more base info for sabetha fight, after we got our feet wet today, it seem Dulfy has an interesting guide.
link to Sabetha guide
also
link to Sabetha guide
also
I was so useful in that fight zzzzzzzzzzzz
appletoasty
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You were comic relief, the most important role
Freeman76
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I knew that
It is a great way to advertise HoT as well, some F2P players will be pretty jealous when they see people gliding around. Will they allow gliding in La/Dr etc?
To be honest, since the game wasnt designed with it in mind, there probably wont be much use for it. I can definitely think of some JPs in orr though.
Forerunner
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Wooo, precursor, now just have to finish the rest of the collection and I'm finally done.
I just got my Prototype done too.
Nemesis121
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Have fun with Cosmos..
So in less than 4 hours we'll have our balance preview. Anyone have any expectations?
There's a post on Reddit worrying about PvP nerfs affecting PvE, but then the best response noted that most of the issue in PvP is nerfing defensive abilities (bunker meta) that are rarely used in PvE anyway.
There's a post on Reddit worrying about PvP nerfs affecting PvE, but then the best response noted that most of the issue in PvP is nerfing defensive abilities (bunker meta) that are rarely used in PvE anyway.
Nemesis121
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DH gonna get nerf real bad..
appletoasty
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They said they were changing alacrity to make it easier to balance - I'm sort of expecting them to change it to a boon but reduce its effectiveness (maybe from +66% skill recharge to 50% or lower?). You could keep it longer with concentration (and boon duration foods in PvE) but it could also be stripped off or stolen.
That would make it kind of stupidly strong in PvE but more manageable in PvP. I dunno what else they would do to make it easier to balance.
That would make it kind of stupidly strong in PvE but more manageable in PvP. I dunno what else they would do to make it easier to balance.
Not Spaceghost
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Ran out of transmute tokens so now I need to grind em back up to redo my characters look.
I look like a stripper nazghul but I love it actually. I really like the vigil lower robe half skirt thing but I wish there was something like that but that looked more tattered so it would match with the primitive chest.
Ideally I think i'd take the drybones upper robe and whisper secret lower robe but I still need to get the whisper thing unlocked from another character.
I look like a stripper nazghul but I love it actually. I really like the vigil lower robe half skirt thing but I wish there was something like that but that looked more tattered so it would match with the primitive chest.
Ideally I think i'd take the drybones upper robe and whisper secret lower robe but I still need to get the whisper thing unlocked from another character.
appletoasty
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My main was nerfed into the ground, bye forever
We couldn't clear Gorseval until we had 100% alacrity/quickness uptime on both subgroups, we're totally boned guys
We couldn't clear Gorseval until we had 100% alacrity/quickness uptime on both subgroups, we're totally boned guys
The 10 condi warrior dream
Thieves getting free evasion at low health then triggers a bunch of evasion traits...
Warrior heals are now approaching usability again. I'm going to jump back to my Healing Surge (To the Limit!) as soon as I suds out the numbers. Nah, even if I do suss out the numbers, as long they're successful enough at decreasing reliance on Fast Hands...
Boon hate is once again pooling around Necros only, unfortunately. Nos already had an amazing match last Monday showing how boon hate can be used to counter Bunker Mesmer, but I guess for the future signets are going to be the primary Power method of corruption for the time being.
Well, those are my three most played classes. After that there's Guardian but nothing terrible really. I might even use Smite Condition even though I avoid Valor.
Edit: Amulets changing bug me. I like having parity between PvE and PvP stat options and avoid any options that aren't available to both.
Edit: Guild Chat scoop? Runes and Sigils getting removed/changed. I'll have to link it...
https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/pvp/Upcoming-Changes-to-PvP-Runes-Sigils-Amulets/first
Warrior heals are now approaching usability again. I'm going to jump back to my Healing Surge (To the Limit!) as soon as I suds out the numbers. Nah, even if I do suss out the numbers, as long they're successful enough at decreasing reliance on Fast Hands...
Boon hate is once again pooling around Necros only, unfortunately. Nos already had an amazing match last Monday showing how boon hate can be used to counter Bunker Mesmer, but I guess for the future signets are going to be the primary Power method of corruption for the time being.
Well, those are my three most played classes. After that there's Guardian but nothing terrible really. I might even use Smite Condition even though I avoid Valor.
Edit: Amulets changing bug me. I like having parity between PvE and PvP stat options and avoid any options that aren't available to both.
Edit: Guild Chat scoop? Runes and Sigils getting removed/changed. I'll have to link it...
https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/pvp/Upcoming-Changes-to-PvP-Runes-Sigils-Amulets/first
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Forerunner
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Wow they are finally getting rid of cele in pvp. PvP is going to be interesting after all these changes.
My condition amulet choices are going to be worse now...
I mean, woo! More Power everywhere!
Edit: Okay, real talk. I can make these amulets work. My Guardian or Thief would probably do better with Mercenary's or Sage. I still haven't tested Wanderer's for my Thief either. Mender's is exactly what I've been wishing for my Ranger. It just feels like as an overall condition build lover that I'm being pushed in a certain direction quite strongly. Incorporate Power or fall behind. But hey, if it makes the game more fun for more people...
Settler's at the very least feels mean. Like, they could have switched it to Apothecary if anything. But for the time being Toughness, Vitality, and Healing Power can neither be on the same amulet together, nor be more than 560. I can understand the first two, but Healing Power still isn't that strong and most classes...
Edit2: There's also the fact that these need to get into PvE else I'm only going to play with 2-3 classes outside of Heart of the Mists, which also means I can't use most of my characters' builds in WvW.
I mean, woo! More Power everywhere!
Edit: Okay, real talk. I can make these amulets work. My Guardian or Thief would probably do better with Mercenary's or Sage. I still haven't tested Wanderer's for my Thief either. Mender's is exactly what I've been wishing for my Ranger. It just feels like as an overall condition build lover that I'm being pushed in a certain direction quite strongly. Incorporate Power or fall behind. But hey, if it makes the game more fun for more people...
Settler's at the very least feels mean. Like, they could have switched it to Apothecary if anything. But for the time being Toughness, Vitality, and Healing Power can neither be on the same amulet together, nor be more than 560. I can understand the first two, but Healing Power still isn't that strong and most classes...
Edit2: There's also the fact that these need to get into PvE else I'm only going to play with 2-3 classes outside of Heart of the Mists, which also means I can't use most of my characters' builds in WvW.
LumpOfCole
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Alacrity is getting shat upon
I've sorta been here. Or at least I've been logging into the game every now and then, pecking away at the story.
My goal before HoT was to reach full ascended on my thief, which I did. I might try for a legendary now, just to give myself something to do. I want to get into raiding as well.
My goal before HoT was to reach full ascended on my thief, which I did. I might try for a legendary now, just to give myself something to do. I want to get into raiding as well.
That's a 50% reduction, so yeah it's pretty bad. Chaos Armour was gimped, Well of Precognition changed to Aegis, and also Sigil of Energy turned into Vigor. That's only a preview, I'm sure there's even more nerfs coming.
LumpOfCole
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I'm really afraid I won't want to play much after Lump's alacrity gets nerfed to oblivion on January 26th.
I know HoT has been sour for most people here, but it's been wonderful for me personally - I've really loved it, though I suppose that might be expected of a Mesmer main where our elite spec has been an all-out buff instead of a sidegrade like for most classes.
I have loved getting all 163 mastery points, loved PvP rank climbing despite the meta being tanky, and I've loved raid bosses (though getting into groups is becoming a struggle, despite having 2/3 eternal kills).
I'm really concerned that my well of interest is going to suddenly run dry after I kill New Shatterer after the patch hits, since I've already got all the masteries and ranked PvP will be on hiatus. My only two goals right now are to get an Eternal kill on Sabetha and, if time permitted (which it won't, so I suppose I'll shelf the goal for now) get Legendary PvP rank instead of settling for Diamond.
If my Chrono is nerfed to oblivion and I have to go back to what is essentially a vanilla Mesmer with just some alacrity flavoring, I might just take a hiatus myself if that situation coincides with suddenly being out of goals.
EDIT:
SAYING THAAAT, I definitely want to try the new Mercenary's Amulet in PvP with a certain kind of shatter build. It might be rather beast.
Mercenary’s Amulet
1050 Power
1050 Condition
560 Toughness
560 Vitality
I know HoT has been sour for most people here, but it's been wonderful for me personally - I've really loved it, though I suppose that might be expected of a Mesmer main where our elite spec has been an all-out buff instead of a sidegrade like for most classes.
I have loved getting all 163 mastery points, loved PvP rank climbing despite the meta being tanky, and I've loved raid bosses (though getting into groups is becoming a struggle, despite having 2/3 eternal kills).
I'm really concerned that my well of interest is going to suddenly run dry after I kill New Shatterer after the patch hits, since I've already got all the masteries and ranked PvP will be on hiatus. My only two goals right now are to get an Eternal kill on Sabetha and, if time permitted (which it won't, so I suppose I'll shelf the goal for now) get Legendary PvP rank instead of settling for Diamond.
If my Chrono is nerfed to oblivion and I have to go back to what is essentially a vanilla Mesmer with just some alacrity flavoring, I might just take a hiatus myself if that situation coincides with suddenly being out of goals.
EDIT:
SAYING THAAAT, I definitely want to try the new Mercenary's Amulet in PvP with a certain kind of shatter build. It might be rather beast.
Mercenary’s Amulet
1050 Power
1050 Condition
560 Toughness
560 Vitality
I guess I don't see why 33%, even if it's a large reduction from 66%, is inherently bad. I guess until I play with it I don't fully believe it's that bad. But I'll likely be proven wrong.
Well of Precog, from the sounds of it, caused small problems here and there. Stuff like being able to kill Vale Guardian with much fewer people, or WvW fights.
Sigil of Energy was the #1 PvP sigil for three years. Full stop. They've been saying they've been wanting to reduce the amounts of dodges in the game. The amount of vigor it gives now will stack with vigor sources from traits to provide perma vigor if weapons are swapped often enough.
I can actually understand the Chaos Armor change. For every other aura, you want to be hit in order to get its benefits (Might plus Burn, Chill, Stun, Retaliation plus Vulnerability, etc.). Chaos Armor providing blind also meant that you got less boons since you got hit less. It was arguably the worst aura because of this (next to Light Aura), even though it was my favorite one to look at. This is exacerbated because the best thing that could come from Chaos Armor was getting hit and getting Protection. Mesmer's already have tons of evades, blocks, and blinds in other places.
Also, I've calmed down from my previous stance. While Condition-only amulets still suck a bit, these new amulets provide a bunch of hybrid damage options, which I had also wanted at the beginning of the season but gave up on. For every amulet being removed except for Celestial, there's another amulet you can swap to instead. Soldier and Sentinel swap to Mercenary or Paladin. Settler is nerfed down to Sage. In the case of Celestial, you're being forced to choose three or four out of seven stats. And there's the fact that current amulets like Crusader and Cavalier encourage more interesting builds as well.
Or maybe I had a good night with my girlfriend and I'm willing to forgive ANet for all their ills.
Edit: I'm essentially torn because Sage's Amulet is probably the closest I'll ever get to my dream amulet for my Thief without the game getting broken.
What the..
I can't believe they thought originally that it was alright to just confiscate all 300g and never actually give them back his items, because the gold originated from RMT. It took that much back and forth with support and Cleary for that person to actually get the items back, and it sounds like he should be grateful. Geez. :/
I can't believe they thought originally that it was alright to just confiscate all 300g and never actually give them back his items, because the gold originated from RMT. It took that much back and forth with support and Cleary for that person to actually get the items back, and it sounds like he should be grateful. Geez. :/
Yeah, if people weren't upset over a dozen other things I think it'd be a total torches-and-pitchforks moment over there. Not that they're wrong to be upset, getting accidentally suspended and then losing a bunch of money because someone else is a shitlord and just happened to buy your item is total bullshit.
They totally fumbled that one.
They totally fumbled that one.
I don't get it? It's wrong he had a strike in his account, but the rest was ANet protecting the game. You got gold from a RMT, so you got ill gained gold. The items are being used regularly by RMT's, so they want them out of the economy to be safe. Sounds exactly like what the police would do. And he was never suspended.
UltimateIke
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Using the TP is supposed to be insurance protecting you from fraud like this. He shouldn't have been penalized at all for the actions of other players. I would be livid in his situation.
I can understand the context of the action. It's illegal money, and it was clearly being dumped. In the end, the poster got more money than he had, although I would simply give back the items he sold, refund for the listing cost and remove all the money they got from the operation.
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